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Wednesday, 21 December 2016

Class 8 heavy
truck net orders in the US experienced an uptick in November, following weak, including cancellation
heavy numbers reported for October, according to ACT Research based in
Columbus, Indiana.

Volkswagen
AG and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. have reached an agreement with the
United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve civil claims regarding approximately
83,000 affected 3-litre TDI V6 diesel engine vehicles in the US.

Friday, 16 December 2016

Torotrak plc has noted today that a further deterioration in the trading
outlook for the global off-highway market could affect the timing of its target
to secure an initial licence for Flybrid KERS technology.

Monday, 5 December 2016

Grainger & Worrall (G&W), which provides
engine casting to Porsche, Aston Martin, Bugatti and McLaren, is to open a
state-of-the-art, £5 million machining facility at its site in Bridgnorth,
Shropshire.

Friday, 2 December 2016

Following
in the wake of taking a stake in Navistar International Corporation, Volkswagen
AG is pitching in with a €420 million investment in Volkswagen Caminhões e
Ônibus in Brazil to boost that business’s poduct portfolio. Intriguingly,
Navistar too has operations in Brazil.

Thursday, 1 December 2016

Is Rolls-Royce the
last major automaker to adopt four-wheel drive? Certainly, aficionados of the
marque will not have long to wait with 2018 as the launch date for the Cullinan with a price tag of circa £300,000.